Every 4 years, it is recommended....

Oh, yeah I would get that checked out too, it could also be because of possible pressure of your ears trying to pop, but can't because maybe the wax is pushing up against it. OR lockjaw. I wish you good luck! Thanks for responding!

...pushing up against your eardrum I meant to type hehe OOPS!

Yup...I guess you could call it a bobby pin..a longish, thin thingie to keep your hair in place. But don't tell any ENT guy this...they will have a heart attack and swear that my ears are done for!! LOL!! Cheers!!

yeah but....4 years in between shouldn't be giving them too much money hehe. And we have free health care in Canada, so no worries for us. And what kind of hair pin? like a bobby pin? I never heard of that method. Thanks for responding!

your most welcome and it beats going to Doc and paying that high fee!

Thanks for letting me know! I shall have to inquire about that the next time I go to pick up my prescriptions. Thanks for responding!

aw, well it doesn't cost me anything, since we have free health care in Canada....maybe President Obama will do something about that? thanks for responding!

hehe, yeah, that seems to be the majority of people on this discussion so far! Thanks for responding!

Good for you, and I wish you luck. I know VERY little Chinese myself. Thanks for responding and joining the discussion!

I am.......

hehe, yeah, it's not common knowledge unfortunately, I only found out about the 4 year thing from a pamphlet I was reading one day while in the waiting room. Thanks for responding!

Yeah, I use it for that too, which I think is the main usage for them. Thanks for responding!

Yep yep, too true indeed! Thanks for responding!

I like them too he he. I'm not saying stop using them, just to be a little cautious. And I only know about the visit because I was reading the pamphlet in the waiting room one day. Thanks for responding!

hehe, yes, being overly sleepy is an awesome and fun time! My 2 roommates were delirious with laughter last night he he.

Very true! Thanks for enforcing my discussion!! Thanks for responding as well!

Indeed, thanks for adding that, judgment and caution, because I'm not saying q-tips are bad and everyone should stop using them, just to be careful. Thanks for responding!

Not doing so cause result in having wax build-up, which if left alone, will harden, and deter your hearing. And if you try cleaning your ears with a q-tip, after the wax is beyond hardened in your canal, you could possibly cause damage by accidentally pushing it in deeper, it could rupture your eardrum, to name a few things. Thanks for responding!

VERY true Sissygrl, very true indeed! Spread the word....goodness I'm a geek...lol thanks for responding!

I'm the same way too. Even though I know this, I still wipe my ears with the good old q-tip. BUT, I have changed my ways in the method, I point the qtip up going in, and then do a swirl, and point down while taking it back out. I found that this gets the wax out without compacting it anywheres. Thanks for responding!

Yes, a VERY SLOW income raising plot he he. But just like the yearly physical, it's to our benefit, because there are some small hard kernels of wax that are just DISGUSTING to see let me tell you! But these can also puncture the eardrum, by accident of course, lets says by cleaning your ears with said q-tip. But not just any doctor I think, it has to be the ear specialist, they have the special tools and everything for it. Thanks for responding!

LOL smaller than your elbow. That's cute! and yes, q-tips are fun! Even for my cat! He likes to dig them out of the garbage can in the bathroom, and plays with them on my bed, and sometimes gets them under the blankets...does Mommy like it? No....no I do not....lol Thanks for responding!

Good way to do it! Good job! Did you see lots of GROSS wax the first time? I think the doc took out something black and brown the first time. (sorry, I know gross! he he) Thanks for responding!